California / Board of Equalization

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Board of Equalization

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Board of Equalization is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 182 employees with median total compensation of $90,457; the highest distinct record was $257,681.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $17.2M
Employees: 182
Median total: $90,457
Highest record: $257,681

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$50$188,061+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 182 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,457) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,704 (97%)
Overtime — $26 (0%)
Other — $2,891 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,966

$67,811

$90,457

$117,542

$137,517

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,517 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,966. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

21 · $75,576

Senior Specialist Property Appraiser (Board of Equalization)

19 · $102,699

Senior Specialist Property Auditor Appraiser (Board of Equalization)

17 · $108,532

Associate Property Appraiser (Board of Equalization)

17 · $79,930

Supervising Property Appraiser (Board of Equalization)

10 · $105,988

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$15.2M —	173 —	$90,850 —
2024	$16.4M ▲ 8.3%	182 ▲ 5.2%	$90,970 ▲ 0.1%
2025	$17.2M ▲ 4.7%	182 ±0%	$90,457 ▼ 0.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Norman Scott

Attorney IV/Board of Equalization

2025 total comp

$28,491

Base pay: $28,491
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,491
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2903115780909
Salary Total: $90
Total Pay: $28,491

Norman Scott holds the role of Attorney IV at Board of Equalization. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,491. They are represented by R02.

Joann Richmond-Smith

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Board of Equalization

2025 total comp

$26,402

Base pay: $26,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,402
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2903335393909
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $26,402

At Board of Equalization, Joann Richmond-Smith serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,402. Their bargaining unit is R01.